Safety and efficacy of percutaneous nephrolithotripsy in comorbid patients: A 3 years prospective observational study.

Purpose: To report the result of percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PCNL) via standard nephrostomy tract in a single training institution. The perioperative complications in relation to the comorbid state are particularly assessed.

Patients And Methods: A prospective interventional study between January 2019 to November 2022, included 210 patients scheduled for PCNL.

Is quadratus lumborum block combined with low dose-spinal anesthesia an effective alternative to general anesthesia in patients undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy?

Background: General anesthesia in high-risk patients has many complications and needs long preoperative preparations and postoperative intensive care unit (ICU). Therefore the present study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of combined low-dose spinal anesthesia with quadratus lumborum block (QLB) as an alternative to general anesthesia for patients undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy.

Patients And Methods: A prospective study was conducted at the urology department of Al-Azhar University Hospitals in Cairo, Egypt, from January 2021 to January 2022.

Mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy is a safe alternative to extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy for high-density, renal stones: a prospective, randomised trial.

Objectives: To compare the outcomes of miniaturised percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mini-PCNL) and extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) in the management of 10-20 mm, non-lower pole, renal stones.

Patients And Methods: This prospective randomised double-arm trial was conducted at a tertiary care hospital in Egypt from February to December 2020. Adult patients with single, non-lower pole, high-density (≥1000 HU) renal stones were randomised to receive mini-PCNL or ESWL.

[Influence of mandibulotomy approaches on oral function following radical resection of tongue carcinoma].

Objective: This study aimed to compare the influences of postoperative oral function in patients with median or paramedian mandibulotomy during the radical resection of tongue carcinoma and to provide evidence for the choice of osteotomy location for mandibulotomy.

Methods: The clinical data of 126 patients who underwent combined radical neck dissection with mandibulectomy and glossectomy followed by simultaneous reconstruction were analyzed retrospectively. The patients were divided into two groups according to the position of mandibulotomy: median mandibulotomy group (median group, n=60) and paramedian mandibulotomy group (paramedian group, n=66).

Analysis of risk factors for multiple primary oral squamous cell carcinoma: a cohort study.

Objective: Chewing betel quid (CBQ) is popular in Southeast Asia, resulting in a high incidence of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). The incidence of multiple primary oral cancer (MPOC) has gradually increased and has become one of the main causes of OSCC treatment failure. However, it is unclear whether the high incidence of MPOC is also correlated with the habit of CBQ.